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Louisiana Senate Committee Sinks Expanded Open Records Law

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· Story link A Louisiana Senate Committee scuttled legislation designed to open records in the governor’s office and some 60…

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A Louisiana Senate Committee scuttled legislation designed to open records in the governor’s office and some 60 state agencies that fall under the administration of his office. The vote was 3-2 with Chairman Robert Kostelka breaking the tie and noting that “our forefathers wrote the Constitution in secret.” (6/6/08)

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